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Fox's Elisabeth Hasselbeck quitting morning show

<p>After 14 years in the TV industry, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is calling it quits. She announced Monday that she's leaving "Fox & Friends" to spend more time with her family.</p><p>The co-host joined the Fox News morning show in 2013 after spending nearly a decade at "The View." Prior to that, Hasselbeck appeared on the 2001 season of "Survivor." (Video via <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/" target="_blank">Fox News</a>)</p><p>She said in a statement, "With a heart full of gratitude and the peace that God has given me, I am confident that this personal decision is the right one for our family."</p><p>As Hasselbeck watches the show from home next year, a rotating set of co-hosts are expected to fill her seat. This is a pretty popular move for talk shows.</p><p>Take "The View" for instance. Fans of that talk show have learned to expect a <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/the-view-barbara-walters-departure-drama" target="_blank">revolving door of sorts</a>. After co-creator Barbara Walters left in 2014, her co-hosts Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy were quick to follow. Since then a number of women have come and gone. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVM9zzcZ_Qo" target="_blank">ABC / "The View"</a>)</p><p>"That's on TV? How can you put that on TV?" Strahan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1bvhn9yf5E" target="_blank">"Live! With Kelly and Michael."</a></p><p>And before it was "Live! with Kelly & Michael," execs searched long and hard for the right replacement for Regis Philbin. In total, Kelly Ripa worked with <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-strahan-joins-kelly-ripa-as-permanent-co-host-on-on-live/" target="_blank">59 guest co-hosts</a> before the network pulled the trigger and hired Strahan full-time.</p><p>Hopefully it doesn't take quite so long for Fox News to fill Hasselbeck's spot on the couch. She's expected to stay with "Fox & Friends" until late December.</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.</i></p>
<p>After 14 years in the TV industry, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is calling it quits. She announced Monday that she's leaving "Fox & Friends" to spend more time with her family.</p><p>The co-host joined the Fox News morning show in 2013 after spending nearly a decade at "The View." Prior to that, Hasselbeck appeared on the 2001 season of "Survivor." (Video via <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/" target="_blank">Fox News</a>)</p><p>She said in a statement, "With a heart full of gratitude and the peace that God has given me, I am confident that this personal decision is the right one for our family."</p><p>As Hasselbeck watches the show from home next year, a rotating set of co-hosts are expected to fill her seat. This is a pretty popular move for talk shows.</p><p>Take "The View" for instance. Fans of that talk show have learned to expect a <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/the-view-barbara-walters-departure-drama" target="_blank">revolving door of sorts</a>. After co-creator Barbara Walters left in 2014, her co-hosts Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy were quick to follow. Since then a number of women have come and gone. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVM9zzcZ_Qo" target="_blank">ABC / "The View"</a>)</p><p>"That's on TV? How can you put that on TV?" Strahan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1bvhn9yf5E" target="_blank">"Live! With Kelly and Michael."</a></p><p>And before it was "Live! with Kelly & Michael," execs searched long and hard for the right replacement for Regis Philbin. In total, Kelly Ripa worked with <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-strahan-joins-kelly-ripa-as-permanent-co-host-on-on-live/" target="_blank">59 guest co-hosts</a> before the network pulled the trigger and hired Strahan full-time.</p><p>Hopefully it doesn't take quite so long for Fox News to fill Hasselbeck's spot on the couch. She's expected to stay with "Fox & Friends" until late December.</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.</i></p>
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck said Monday that she's leaving as one of the three co-hosts on the "Fox & Friends" morning show to spend more time with her three children.

Hasselbeck was the conservative voice on "The View" before joining Fox News Channel in September 2013. Her co-hosts, Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, have been on the morning chat show since it launched in 1998. It is the top-rated morning news show on cable.

She said in a statement Monday that she wants to start the day with her children first. She and her husband, former pro football quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, have two boys and a girl between the ages of 6 and 10.

"With a heart full of gratitude and the peace that God has given me, I am confident that this personal decision is the right one for our family, and we will be joining all of you watching 'Fox & Friends' each morning as we get ready for school together."

Her last show on "Fox & Friends" will be in late December. Fox will try out guest hosts before announcing a permanent successor.

Hasselbeck first received attention as a contestant in the CBS game "Survivor." ''Fox & Friends" was parodied this past weekend on "Saturday Night Live," with Hasselbeck's character complaining about coverage for the upcoming Black Friday shopping day.

"All Fridays matter," the character said.

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